powervision from FM is a win win. winpv is da shizzle!

 

You have a heavy road motorcycle, correct? All this dynamometer advice is pure, excessive nonsense--and liable to only lighten your wallet without any reasonable returned value. The only sensible advice for you here is to install an on-board tuner for which you can select exactly--or very closely--the modifications you make. Close is absolutely good enough. These are calculated "maps" from the vendor; a vendor such as DynoJet, or several others.

For the owner of a road cycle, the notion that you need dynamometer test is just foolish. Look at the 2006 Ultra cycle in my signature: it has all kinds of expensive modifications (installed by a former owner) with an older Dynojet tuner version with a close-enough map from that vendor--and should I be stupid enough to think it is a good idea, I can pull my front wheel off the ground in second gear. This cycle has never seen a dynamometer.

Lastly, I have never had one moment of mechanical trouble with this cycle--and even today I can pull away from many HD OEM high-cube models. Quit listening to the ****-compulsives here and use some common sense.

 

Never had a problem with just adding slip ons. Mess with the air side and that's a different story. I have seen it where the mufflers aren't clamped tight enough and suck air, that will cause popping. I've even had to use hi-temp on the head pipe where the mufflers clamp on to avoid any leak.

 

My '09 Ultra Classic came with an orange SE Super Tuner Pro. 103ci, 510g cams, SE slip ons, kuryakyn bahn AC w K&N filter. Runs great, my only complaint is the gas mileage is like 28/29 mpg. Doesnt run hot at all even in AZ so its obviously rich. I'd like to do an auto tune or adjust it somewhat but I'm a big believer in, if it ain't broke dont F with it.

 

How does the Fuel Moto Power Vision tuner compare to the ThunderMax active monitoring? What are the pros and cons of each - other than price? I know the ThunderMax is about twice the cost at $1000.

Thanks.

 

Check ebay for your air cleaner. I just bought a Ventilator for $65 complete. There were more on there too. As far as your popping goes, are the baffles removed from your slip ons? The lack of back pressure will cause that.

 

I have the Thunder-Max on mine and although I have only used it to load base maps and monitor it is also has ability to read diag and provide current and historic codes which was useful even last night when I popped a p0118 code. I just needed to reseat the ET sensor plug but was able to watch the code go from current to OK. Other tuners may do this also, Im not sure.

 

Everybody looks for different things from their motorcycle experience, from looks, to ride, and finally performance.....

You're certainly entitled to voice your opinion, and I agree with you on several points.

What's "absolutely good enough" for you is not necessarily good enough for someone else. You seem to think that any opinion other than yours is "foolish" and "nonsense" and you're opinion is the only "sensible", and "common sense" solution......

You seem to believe that name calling, somehow bolsters your opinion. Belittling others opinions/experience does not make what you believe to be a fact.....

Lighten up Francis... you need to get over yourself....

 

How many tuners do any of you know that will actually tune the 0% throttle pulldown? Most do a few full throttle pulls and use interpretive mapping rather than actual load tuning.

 

Painting with a pretty broad stroke there...